President Donald Trump's meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was the focus of an otherwise quiet day on Wall Street. The Dow finished marginally lower, but managed to pare steeper losses. The S&P 500 joined the blue-chip index in the red --albeit also marginally -- while the Nasdaq eked out a win. Despite the low-volume session, a struggling Bitcoin (BTC) falling to $115,000, looming big-name retail earnings reports, and Federal Reserve Jackson Hole summit updates are on investor's minds heading into the week.

OIL MOVES HIGHER AMID TRUMP-ZELENSKYY MEETING 

The Trump-Zelenskyy meeting is triggering a lift in crude prices, especially following Trump's Alaska-based meeting with Russia's Vladimir Putin. For the day, September-dated West Texas Intermediate (WTI) added 62 cents, or 0.99%, to close at $63.42 per barrel.

Anticipation surrounding the Jackson Hole summit kept gold prices mostly stagnant today. August-dated gold futures inched slightly lower, down 0.1%, to settle near $3,379.70 per ounce.

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